Friday Favorites

Happy Friday! Here are a few of my favorite articles and finds from around the web this week.

Loved how Jessi of Haircut & General Attitude styled one of our neon fringe necklaces from the shop!  Make sure you head on over to her blog to enter our giveaway to win your own tassel necklace here!  (And if you're already a follower of my blog, you've already done the main entry step to be eligible to win!)

I have never tried a subscription box of any sort before, but I am excited to have just ordered my first box from a company called Try The World.  Basically, its a gourmet food box curated by chefs from different countries around the world.  You get a different country's box every other month, and it contains 6-7 specialty goodies to try as well as recipes and even a music playlist to go along with each country.  I love to travel and I love food, so I am pretty excited about giving this a try!  You can get $15 off your first box if you'd like to give it a try here (and I get $15 for referring friends too)!

I loved this tour of Toshiko Shek's home over on A Beautiful Mess today, especially the kitchen and this dreamy little porch!

A colorado pet store adopted a 25 pound cat, Andre the Giant, and its pretty much the best thing ever.

I just ordered this book and I am so excited to start cooking from it! Even if you're not a vegetarian, it has amazing looking healthy recipes and the illustrations inside are worth it alone!

And speaking of beautiful books, have you guys seen the amazing poetry book blogger pal Marlen released called Ugly People Beautiful Hearts?  I have a copy on my phone and tablet and love reading a few of her poems before bed or with my cup of coffee in the morning!

Lately I've been all about the fruit and botanical prints on clothing.  This swimsuit from Etsy seller Yeah Bunny is so cute!

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!

xo Hannah

Vintage Giveaway with The Soubrette Brunette

     Today I am super excited to share an amazing giveaway Sammi of The Soubrette Brunette is doing to ring in her two year blogiversary!  To help her celebrate, the winner will get a $40 gift card to my vintage shop, a gift card to Modern Pinup, and a whole host of handpicked beautiful prizes shown above (valued at over $250)!  And I can tell you there is going to be a whole bunch of cute new vintage coming to the shop this week, so this would be the perfect time to head on over to The Soubrette Brunette and enter.  If you follow my blog, you already have one entry done!
     Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!
xo Hannah

Giveaway : Win a Cozy Tribal Sweater!

Hip hip hooray its giveaway time!  I am super excited to bring you a giveaway I am co-hosting with the fashion brand Oasap for a lucky winner to choose a cozy cardigan from their store!  The reason I am so excited about this particular giveaway is that I own a tribal cardigan from Oasap that's really similar to the ones they are giving away, and I wear it ALL the time in the cooler months.  Its both comfortable and cute and has held up great even though I seriously wore it about three times a week last winter!

Okay, so here are the details:
All you have to do to enter is to head on over to Oasap and register for an account.  You can opt for receiving emails from them or not by checking the little box, and if you decide you do not want an account anymore you can easily unsubscribe at any time!  Use the rafflecopter widget below to enter, and make sure to leave a comment with what email you are registered with!  There are also a few easy additional steps you can do for extra entries!

The winner gets to choose from one one of these three sweaters:

1. Fancy Geo Knit Cardigan

2. Twisted Pattern Batwing Sleeve Cardigan

3. Fancy Open-Front Knit Cardigan

The giveaway needs at least 50 participants for a winner to be chosen, and the giveaway is open internationally!  Good luck guys, I wish I could enter because I love all three of these sweaters! :)


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Druzy Necklace Giveaway!

Hi guys.  Today I am teaming up with six other lovely blogging ladies to bring you an exciting giveaway!  One lucky winner will win a necklace from the beautiful Etsy Jewelry shop Organic Olivia!  Seriously how cute is this little miniature glass bottle necklace with amethyst stones and a teeny real flower inside or this one in rose quartz.  Really wishing I could enter myself!

This giveaway is brought to you by:

*Hannah from The Braided Bandit

*Elizabeth from Book of Leisure

*Leah from Eat Pray Wear Love  

*Jenna from A Beautiful Heart

*Iris from Love, Iris 

*Carlee from Little-Sloth 

*Karissa from Karissa & Company

There will be one winner who can select any necklace in the etsy shop + free shipping. To enter follow down below in the rafflecopter! Good luck!

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Super Summer Giveaway!

Hi guys!  I am super duper excited to tell you about the giveaway I have lined up for you today!  What better way to ring in another dreaded Monday than with the chance to win free things, am I right?  To say a HUGE thank you for the love, sweet comments, and support I get from all of my lovely readers, I have decided to offer up a $50 gift card to my vintage shop!  The winner will also receive a custom designed flower crown in their favorite colors, and a handmade beaded fringe necklace!

All you have to do to enter is be a follower of this blog (via Google Friend Connect).  There are also a bunch of optional entry steps that you can do to increase your changes of winning!

This giveaway is opening internationally and anyone can enter! Thanks again for being the best readers ever!

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Flower Crown Giveaway - Last Day!

Just dropping in quickly to let you guys know today is the last day you can enter my giveaway over on Southern (California) Belle! The winner will get a custom flower crown that they help design, handmade by me!  Here are a few pictures of making a custom crown for Ashley! (Sorry for the quality, I just snapped them on my phone!)

 I was so excited to work with Ashley on making her a custom crown!  She told me she wanted a crown with large flowers, and that she liked pinks, purples, and white.  It was so much fun to see her in the finished crown!  I am so excited to make the winner their own crown too, so head on over to Ashley's blog to enter here!
xo Hannah

Floral Crown Giveaway!

Want to know my favorite accessory for spring and summer? FLOWER CROWNS! I am super excited to be hosting a giveaway over on Southern (California) Belle this week for one of my  handmade flower crowns.  How adorable is Ashley modeling the one I made her below?!

The winner will get a custom flower crown handmade by me, and will be able to specify the colors and the size of the crown they would like made!  All you have to do to be eligible to enter is be a follower of my blog (on either Bloglovin or Google Friend Connect).  Head on over to Ashley's blog to enter and find out a few things you can do for extra entries too!  

xo Hannah

Giveaway on Selective Potential!

Hello & happy Friday!  Just wanted to quickly stop in to let you guys know I am holding a giveaway over on one of my longtime favorite blogs, Selective Potential! The winner will receive a $50 credit to my vintage shop, and all you have to do to enter is comment on the giveaway post here with your favorite item from the shop!  There are also a bunch of optional entries you can do to increase your chances of winning.  If you love vintage, make sure to head on over and enter! If giveaways aren't your thing but you're still in the shopping mood, there's a discount code at the bottom of the post too :)

And as I haven't done a Friday favorites post in quite some time, here are a few things that caught my eye around the internet lately!

This GQ article depicting the cast of Game of Thrones and their cat look alikes is so good! I especially laughed at Joffrey and Sam.

Speaking of cats, this article about 10 cats that got famous for their markings is possibly the best thing I have ever laid eyes on. 

Urban outfitters is having a 50% off sale on sale items this weekend both online and in stores.  It is taking all my willpower to not buy these golden-heeled pumps! (p.s. the discount is taken at checkout)

This article featuring 11 tiny houses is so cool, I want all of them!

And last but not least, I want anything and everything with the color emerald green.  I am especially loving this outfit worn my Grasie Mercedes and this street style snap of artist Abigail Clark from Refinery 29.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

xo Hannah

Giveaway: Win a Vintage Fashion Journal!

This giveaway is now closed.  I am happy to announce, the winner is Laura of Thrifting Through Life! :)

Hello and Happy Labor Day to all of my friends here in the states!  To celebrate the holiday, I have a super fun giveaway for you guys today! The awesome people at Laurence King Publishing are offering one of my readers the chance to win a copy of the adorable Vintage Fashion Journal!  They sent me one to review so I thought I would share a few pictures I took of my copy so you can see some of the beautifully illustrated pages inside!

     I have been keeping my copy of The Vintage Fashion Journal in my purse lately, as I am a big fan of writing down project ideas and inspiration along with drawing out future outfits!  This journal is perfect for that because it has amazingly illustrated pages done by the talented Niki Pilkington, as well as plenty of blank pages for your own drawings and ideas as well.

     There are a few super simple ways to enter to win your own copy of The Vintage Fashion Journal.  Just leave a separate comment for each step you do to increase your chances of winning!  This giveaway will be open until next Monday September 9th.h a U.S. mailing address!

Mandatory Steps:
1. After checking out the Amazon listing page, leave a comment here telling me what you would write or draw in your journal!
2.  Follow The Braided Bandit on Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect and leave a comment letting me know which you follow under! (If you already follow along on one, I would love if you followed on the other one too but its not mandatory!)
Optional Steps: (Leave separate comments below telling my what name you follow under)
3. Like The Braided Bandit on Facebook!
4. Follow the Braided Bandit on Twitter!
5. Follow The Braided Bandit on Instagram!

That's it!  A huge thanks to Laurence King Publishing for offering my readers such a fun giveaway.  Even if you aren't the winner, I would still honestly recommend this journal to anyone who loves vintage style or fashion- its seriously so cute! Good luck and I hope you are all having a wonderful day!
xo Hannah

Welcoming June - Shope Update & Giveaway!

Hip hip hooray for Fridays!  Just stopping in with a bunch of new pretty vintage from the shop!  I have been loving vintage swimsuits, summery picnic prints, and of course, peter pan collars! You can click on the image or the link to be taken directly to the listing.

Gingham Sunflower Dress (Size Small)

 Black Floral Shift Dress (Size Medium)

Black Tribal One Piece Swimsuit (Size Small/ Medium)

Black Corduroy Dress with Leopard Collar (Large)

Floral Babydoll Dress with Peter Pan Collar (Size Large)

Lace Collar Drop Waist Floral Dress (Size Small)

Denim Peter Pan Collar Dress with Butterfly and Floral Embroidery (Size Large)

Blue Checkered Seersucker Sun Dress (Size Small)

 Red Leopard Print Peter Pan Collar Dress (Size Small/Medium)

 Tropical Swim Romper (Size Large/XL)

 Pale Yellow Floral Day Dress (Size Medium)

Cream & Tan Colorblock Dress (Size Small/Medium)

 Heart Print Striped Pinafore Dress (Size Medium)

Mint Abstract Island Style Button Down (Size Medium)

     In related news, my blogging friend Elana of Room 334 is hosting a huge giveaway over on her blog to celebrate her one year blogging anniversary!  If you like any of the vintage you see here, you should hop on over to her blog, because I am giving away a $30 gift card to my shop and there are tons of other amazing prizes as well! If you are a follower of my blog, you have already completed one of the easy-peasy steps for entering!  Good luck  :)

     I will be spending my weekend helping R move into his new apartment.  I am going to show up at his house tonight wearing a sign around my neck that says "will work for pizza and beer".  That sounds like a fair trade for some heavy lifting, right?

Have a great weekend!

xo Hannah